Harvesting and handling effects on postharvest decay

Stewart Postharvest Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Michailides, T J ^a   Manganaris, G A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Biological agents; Edible coating; Fungal pathogens; Heat treatment; Maturity stage; Mechanical harvest

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549103618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17459656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2212/spr.2009.2.3     Document Type: Review

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